The Fallen One
“At her abrupt appearance, however, silent shock filled the air.
Mathias, in fact, was frozen. He had never seen anything so beautiful, but in the same breath, he had no idea what to do. Her appearance was unexpected and, at the moment, unwelcome. He was terrified for what was to come now, terrified that Tate would tell her everything about him and then all would be lost. Already, he felt a huge sense of loss.
“Cathlina?”
Tate was the first to speak, his voice a mixture of surprise, pleasure, ...and disapproval. “What in the world are you doing here?”
Cathlina extended her hand to Tate, which he caught in his massive glove. She beamed up at him as he held her hand tightly. “Father brought us to see the tournament,” she said. “We have only just left your lady wife; she says you are to compete today.”
Tate nodded.
“Indeed,” he replied. “I am competing, as is Sir Kenneth. Surely you remember him?”
Cathlina turned to the big blond knight standing behind her; she hadn’t really noticed him when she entered the stall because he was back in the shadow of the wall. He was smiling at her, his ice-blue eyes rather soft. So the great St.MoreLess
Mathias, in fact, was frozen. He had never seen anything so beautiful, but in the same breath, he had no idea what to do. Her appearance was unexpected and, at the moment, unwelcome. He was terrified for what was to come now, terrified that Tate would tell her everything about him and then all would be lost. Already, he felt a huge sense of loss.
“Cathlina?”
Tate was the first to speak, his voice a mixture of surprise, pleasure, ...and disapproval. “What in the world are you doing here?”
Cathlina extended her hand to Tate, which he caught in his massive glove. She beamed up at him as he held her hand tightly. “Father brought us to see the tournament,” she said. “We have only just left your lady wife; she says you are to compete today.”
Tate nodded.
“Indeed,” he replied. “I am competing, as is Sir Kenneth. Surely you remember him?”
Cathlina turned to the big blond knight standing behind her; she hadn’t really noticed him when she entered the stall because he was back in the shadow of the wall. He was smiling at her, his ice-blue eyes rather soft. So the great St.MoreLess
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